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Janet Montgomery

Janet Ruth Montgomery, English actress born 1985 in Bournemouth, known as Mary Sibley on Salem, Dr. Lauren Bloom on New Amsterdam, and Jennie on Entourage.

Janet Munro

Janet Munro (Janet Neilson Horsburgh, 1934-1972), British actress of Disney family films Darby O'Gill, Third Man on the Mountain, and Swiss Family Robinson; Golden Globe winner, BAFTA nominee for Life for Ruth.

Janet Ossebaard

Janet Ossebaard (1966–2023) was a Dutch documentary maker who became known as a crop circle researcher, then created The Fall of the Cabal, a QAnon video series.

Janet Varney

Janet Varney (born 1976, Tucson, Arizona) is an American actor, comedian, and podcaster, voice of Korra in The Legend of Korra (2012–2014), host of The JV Club, co-host of Avatar: Braving the Elements, and co-founder of SF Sketchfest.

Janet Waldo

Janet Waldo, born Jeanette Marie Waldo, was an American radio and voice actress whose teenage-sounding voice defined Judy Jetson on The Jetsons, Penelope Pitstop, and Corliss Archer on radio.

Janette Manrara

Janette Manrara, Cuban-American dancer from Miami, SYTYCD US season 5 top-eight finalist, Strictly Come Dancing professional 2013–2020 (fifth with Jake Wood, 2020 final with HRVY), co-host of It Takes Two and Morning Live, wife of Aljaž Škorjanec.

Janette Scott

Janette Scott (Thora Janette Scott, born 1938) is a retired English actress, daughter of Thora Hird, known for School for Scoundrels and The Day of the Triffids, and named in Rocky Horror's opening song.

Janey Godley

Janey Godley (Jane Godley Currie, 1961–2024) was a Scottish stand-up comedian, actor and writer from Glasgow's East End, known for her 2016 anti-Trump protest sign and viral Covid-era voiceovers of Nicola Sturgeon's briefings ending "Frank, get the door!".

Jang Da-ah

Jang Da-ah (장다아, birth name Jang Jin-young, born 2001) is a South Korean actress with KingKong by Starship, older sister of IVE's Jang Won-young; she debuted as Baek Ha-rin in TVING's Pyramid Game (2024), won AAA Rookie of the Year, and later starred in My Troublesome Star and Salmokji.

Jang Dong-gun (장동건)

Jang Dong-gun (장동건), born 1972 in Seoul, is a South Korean actor who debuted in 1992 on MBC's Our Heaven, starred in Friend (2001) and Taegukgi (2004), married Ko So-Young in 2010, and returned to film in A Normal Family (2024).

Jang Dong-yoon (장동윤)

Jang Dong-yoon (장동윤, born 1992) is a South Korean actor and director, breakout star of The Tale of Nokdu (2019); also known for Like Flowers in Sand, Devils, and directing The Yeast (2026).

Jang Hyuk

Jang Hyuk (장혁, birth name Jung Yong-jun), South Korean actor born 1976 in Busan; debuted in SBS's Model (1997), starred in Volcano High, Windstruck, and The Slave Hunters (2010 KBS Grand Prize, Emmy nomination), and is known for doing his own stunts in jeet kune do–trained action roles.

Jang Ja-yeon (장자연)

Jang Ja-yeon (장자연), South Korean actress (1980–2009) who died by suicide leaving a document alleging forced drinking and sexual entertainment of powerful figures; the "Jang Ja-yeon List" case, the 2019 Committee of Past Affairs findings, and related defamation rulings.

Jang Keun-suk (장근석)

Jang Keun-suk (장근석, 張根碩), South Korean actor, singer, and model born 1987 in Danyang; child catalog model turned Hallyu star of You're Beautiful, The Happy Life, and Itaewon Homicide, nicknamed Prince of Asia.

Jang Ki-yong

Jang Ki-yong (장기용), born 1992 in Ulsan, is a South Korean actor and model under YG Entertainment. Known for Go Back Couple, My Roommate Is a Gumiho, and 2025 SBS Drama Awards wins; served in the Army 2021–2023.

Jang Na-ra (장나라)

Jang Na-ra (장나라, 張娜拉), born 1981 in Seoul, is a South Korean singer-turned-actress: 2002 'Sweet Dream' music daesangs, a 2004–2011 China career as 'tianhou', and the 2024 SBS Grand Prize for Good Partner.

Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love

Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love (장옥정, 사랑에 살다) is a 2013 SBS 24-episode fusion sageuk starring Kim Tae-hee and Yoo Ah-in, based on Choi Jung-Mi's novel, reimagining Jang Hui-bin as a Joseon fashion designer rather than a villain.

Jango Fett

Jango Fett: Star Wars bounty hunter introduced in Attack of the Clones (2002), played by Temuera Morrison; genetic template of the clone army and father of Boba Fett; killed by Mace Windu on Geonosis.

Janhvi Kapoor

Janhvi Kapoor (born 1997, Mumbai; IMDb says 7 March), daughter of Sridevi and Boney Kapoor, is a Hindi and Telugu film actress who debuted in Dhadak (2018), won a Zee Cine Best Female Debut award, and starred in Gunjan Saxena, Mili, Devara: Part 1, and Homebound.

Jani Master (షేక్ జానీ బాషా)

Jani Master (Shaik Jani Basha, షేక్ జానీ బాషా), born 1982 in Nellore, is an Indian dance choreographer in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi films, winner of the 2024 National Film Award for Best Choreography for 'Megham Karukkatha' in Thiruchitrambalam, later arrested under POCSO in 2024 and granted bail.

Janice LeAnn Brown

Janice LeAnn Brown (born 2010) is an American actress, series lead as wizard Billie in Disney's Wizards Beyond Waverly Place (2024–2026), previously young Rue in Euphoria and roles in Bunk'd and Montross: Blood Rules.

Janice Pennington

Janice Pennington is an American model and actress, born in 1942 in Seattle, best known as one of the original models on CBS's The Price Is Right.

Janice Rand

Janice Rand is a Star Trek character, Yeoman to Captain Kirk in eight first-season episodes of The Original Series, played by Grace Lee Whitney; later a transporter operator and, ultimately, communications officer of the USS Excelsior.

Janice Rule

Janice Rule (Mary Janice Rule, 1931–2003) was an American stage, film, and TV actress and dancer, star of the original Broadway Picnic and Robert Altman's 3 Women, who later became a psychoanalyst in New York.

Janice Soprano

Janice Soprano, also called Parvati, is Tony Soprano's manipulative older sister on HBO's The Sopranos, played by Aida Turturro from season 2; she kills Richie Aprile and marries Bobby Baccalieri.

Janice Wu (吴倩)

Janice Wu (吴倩, born 1992) is a Chinese actress from Hubei known for My Sunshine (2015), Le Coup de Foudre, Faithful, and Like a Rolling Stone (2024).

Janicza Bravo

Janicza Bravo (Janicza Michelle Bravo Ford), American filmmaker born 1981, director of Sundance-winning short Gregory Go Boom, features Lemon and Zola, and episodes of Atlanta, The Bear, and Poker Face.

Janina Gavankar

Janina Gavankar (Janina Zione Gavankar) is an American actress and musician from Joliet, Illinois, known for Papi in The L Word, Luna in True Blood, and Iden Versio in Star Wars Battlefront II.

Janine Butcher

Janine Butcher, also Janine Evans, Malloy, Moon, or Carter, is a fictional character and leading villain in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played since 1999 by Charlie Brooks.

Janine Duvitski

Janine Duvitski (Christine Janine Drzewicki, born 1952) is an English actress known for Angela in Abigail's Party, Jane Edwards in Waiting for God, Pippa Trench in One Foot in the Grave, and Jacqueline Stewart in Benidorm.